Learn Japanese: Just the Basics!

Here are some basic phrases in Japanese. Just enough to get around and show that you’re making an effort!

This episode exposes you to phrases, repeated in English and Japanese, to improve your Japanese vocabulary and help you to express yourself in Japanese.

These episodes are meant to accompany and accelerate your existing Japanese language studies, whether you're using an app like DuoLingo, or you're enrolled in a more formal Japanese class. The more you expose your brain to Japanese audio, the faster you'll learn.

View the full list of English and Japanese phrases in this episode.

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Phrases in this episode:

• Hello!
• Excuse me.
• I'm sorry.
• I don’t speak Japanese.
• Thank you.
• You're welcome.
• Yes.
• No.
• What's your name?
• My name is...
• Nice to meet you.
• How are you?
• I'm doing great.
• Where’s the restroom?
• This, please.
• It was nice to meet you!
• See you later!
• Bye!